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Close-up photograph of a black calf with white marks on its forehead and muzzle, wearing a rope halter and a thick yellow marigold garland around its neck with small bells. A person in white clothes with a red stripe on the trousers stands at the left edge, holding a sugarcane stalk that the calf is nibbling. The ground is reddish earth. The calf's forehead has red and yellow powder markings.

Close-up photo of a black and white spotted cow with its head lowered toward the camera. Its horns are painted orange-yellow and its forehead bears a yellow-orange smear with red vermilion dots. A rope with tasseled knots is tied around its neck and head against a dusty ground with a white stone step at the right edge.

Close photo of a black cow with white markings on its face and legs, decorated with a white jasmine garland, red flowers and a bright yellow marigold garland around its neck, with a bell hanging at its side. A person in a white sleeve reaches up to feed the cow from a hand, standing on dry, sandy ground. Red and white vermilion and turmeric marks appear on the cow's forehead.

A close photograph of a black and white cow with a rope halter tied around its head, standing on bare sandy ground beside a white stone structure. Its horns are painted orange with red markings, and its forehead bears a smear of orange powder with a red mark in the centre, consistent with ritual decoration. No people are visible.

A close photo of a black-and-white spotted cow standing on sandy ground, its head lowered toward the camera. Its forehead bears a yellow-orange smear with a red kumkum mark at the centre, its horns are tipped with red and orange colour, and its legs are daubed with the same orange pigment. It wears a green collar strap hung with two small metal bells. At the left edge, the white and red-fringed cloth of a person's garment is partly visible. A white stone structure and a red brick sit at the right edge.

Close photo of a black-and-white spotted cow with a green halter and rope lead, standing outdoors on sand in front of a white stone structure. Its horns are painted with red tips and its forehead bears smeared orange and red markings. A small bell hangs from the halter. No people are visible.

A decorated black-and-white cow stands on a dirt floor at night, wearing a red and gold brocade cloth draped over its back, a garland of yellow and white flowers around its neck, and a chain of bells and brass ornaments. Its horns and forehead are adorned with flowers and a pink-and-yellow decoration. A rope leash is attached to its head. Behind it, people in white clothes and bare feet stand with hands folded in devotion; one person at left wears an orange robe and a beaded mala. A chain-link fence and tree trunks appear in the background. The scene suggests a cow worship ritual during a Pongal celebration.

January 16 2008

Close-up photograph of a black-and-white spotted cow standing on sandy ground beside a white-painted wall. The cow wears a rope halter tied under its jaw, a green strap with a small brass bell hanging at the side of its neck, and its horns and forehead are marked with red and yellow pigment, consistent with a ritual decoration. No people are visible in the frame.

October 08 2007

A photograph of two cattle in a dirt yard beside a bamboo thicket and a fallen log. A black cow with painted orange horn tips and a pink rope halter wears a garland of white flowers around her neck and a red flower at her head. Beside her stands a young brown calf wearing a garland of yellow marigolds, with a small bell hanging from its neck cord. Scattered petals and straw lie on the ground. No people are visible.

A close photograph of a black-and-white cow with a rope halter and small brass bell, its forehead marked with a red-orange paste and sindoor-like smears. Behind it, several men in white shirts stand watching, and one figure at the upper left wears orange robes and holds a ritual object. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual area with a stone surface at left.